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Carex festiva viridis Bailey. — Somewhat resembling the preceeding, but larger and 

 more leafy; bright green; seemingly it is a form belonging to the higher moun- 

 tains. Battle Lake, August 16 (4012). 



Carex fllifolia Nutt. (THUEAD-i.fiAFED Sedge). — A densely tufted form with very 

 slender stems and leaves, somewhat stiff, and only a few inches high; not com- 

 mon, occurring on dry ridges and plains in the eastern part of the State, where 

 it undoubtedly forms a part of the early summer range pasture. Pine Bluffs, 

 May 15 (2895). 



Carex geyeri I'.oott (Geykr's Sedge).— A very leafy form, 6 to 9 inches high, rare 

 and scattering, only a few specimens found among the broken, granite rock at 

 subalpine heights. Battle Lake Mountain, August 17 (4063). 



Carex hoodii Boott (Hood's Skdge). — Stems long and slender; an abundance of 

 line leaves. It has the aiipearauce of being a good forage plaut, but it is not 

 abuiulant. As it is a hunch sedge and belongs to high mountain regions it is 

 doubtful whether any use can be made of it under cultivation. Battle Lake, 

 August 16 (4033). 



Carex jonesii Bailey (Jones's Sedge). — A .sedge of the mountain swamps, scattering 

 in growth, 2 feet or more in height. Battle Lake, August 16 (4015). 



Carex lanuginosa Michx. (Woolly Sedge).— This slender-stemmed sedge, with its 

 wealth of Ion<r, hue leaves, seems to the writer to be the most desirable of the 

 sedges for hay purposes. While it abounds in swamps, yet it will grow where 

 the soil is simply wet. It forms a very dense growth, and it seems that in 

 meadows too wet for the better grasses or where natural flooding occurs that 

 tliis may be worthy of introduction. I'ine Bluffs, July 7 (3653); north fork Ver- 

 milion Creek, July 19 (3768) ; Evanston, July 27 (3831) ; Granger, July 30 (3882) ; 

 Grand Eucampment, August 13 (.3988). 



Carex marcida Boott. (Clustered Field-sedge).— Perennial from horizontal root- 

 stocks, from which arise numerous stems, 12 to 20 inches high, from the lower 

 part of which spring numerous narrow leaves somewhat shorter than the stems. 

 This is one of tlie most valuable sedges that was found in the native meadows. 

 It thrives in wet ground, but will also do well on comparatively dry ground. It 

 usually is found as an admixture witli other forage plants, l)ut in a few instances 

 it was found as a pure growth on the drier ground of the bottom lands. It is 

 considered valuable as a hay crop, and the writer knows that it is closely grazed 

 down where stock have access to it. North Vermilion Creek, July 19 (3770) ; 

 Granger, .July 30 (3873) ; Grand Eucampment Creek, August 13 (4001). 



Carex marcida alterna liailey.— This forui is very similar to the preceding in its 

 habit of growth. In one locality it was found very abundant on both the drier 

 and wetter ground of the meadows. Wagon Hound Creek, August 21 (4401). 



Carex multinoda Bailey (Maxy-jointed Sedge).— A particularly handsome sedge, 

 the numerous flat, green leaves and the slender stems, surmounted by compara- 

 tively large heads, give it the appearance of a valuable i>]aut. It is, however, 

 a bog form and hence difficult to utilize. Centennial Valley, July 2 (3275); 

 "G," Summer ranch, July 23 (3822) ; Grand Encampment Creek, August 13 (3996). 



Carex nebraskensis Dewey (Nebraska Skdge).— This swamp sedge is very vari- 

 able in size, but often attains a height of 2 feet or more. The leaves are very 

 abundant, relatively broad and often nearly as long as the stems, on which are 

 borne two to four large cylindrical heads. Though the hay produced from it 

 will not weigh very heavy in proportion to the bulk, yet it must be considered 

 as a valuable product. In meadows that are flooded early in the season it 

 constitutes a considerable part of the whole hay crop. Pine Blufls, July 7 

 (3654); Evanston, July 27 (38.30); Cooper Hill, August 22 (4409). 



Carex nebraskensis praevia Bailey.— Green Top, June 29 (3256); Medicine Bow 



Kiver, August 21 (4094). 

 Carex nigrescens C. A. Meyer. — Springing from underground root-stocks, producing 

 an abundance of short root leaves, few naked stems, 6 to 9 inches high; in wet 



